Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, crazy bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!

User reviews:

Recent:

Overwhelmingly Positive
(497 reviews)
- 98% of the 497 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.

Overall:

Overwhelmingly Positive
(6,728 reviews)
- 96% of the 6,728 user reviews for this game are positive.

Downloadable Content For This Game

August 24

Hello again! Summer is almost over but our love for updating Shovel Knight lives on! We've also been hard at work on the remaining two campaigns. If you haven't seen the mobility preview for Specter Knight's Update then be sure to check it out here. Plenty of great gifs and exciting new gameplay await!

Now on to today's update!

New languages supported! Russian and Brazilian Portuguese are now selectable!

Fix: [Plague] Blowing up Hedge Pupil’s house and leaving the screen breaking the game

Fix: [Plague] Sometimes being able to jump or use relics when input is disabled

Fix: [Plague] Bosses not resetting the state of the Bomb Jump Blitz Feat. It should now possible to earn while retrying a boss or when fighting multiple bosses in a row.

Hotfix Version 2.4A

Fixed a crash that occurs when listening to one of Croaker's jokes in Brazilian Portuguese. I guess you can say he was really killing it! (Sorry.)

It is once again possible to bind the same button to multiple actions when editing Single binds. The menu will flash red to warn of a duplicate, but it will no longer stop those who want to setup their input this way!

Reviews

“Shovel Knight is one of the best platformers I've ever played, period.”
9.5 – Destructoid

“Whether you were weaned on an NES like I was, or don't yet know what you missed in a time before you were born, Shovel Knight is an absolute must-play.”
9.0 – IGN

“Shovel Knight is so much more than a love letter to the genre — it is, in fact, the kind of game people write love letters about.”
9.0 – Polygon

Introducing Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows!

Embark on a new adventure starring Plague Knight, the addled alchemical master of disaster! Featuring a brand new playable character, all new relics, new systems, new boss battles, level tweaks, and a brand new story to adventure through!

Is your science up to snuff? Take on Plague Knight specific challenges with new Feats!

Prove your mettle in Challenge Mode. Take on speed run challenges, boss rematches, and other rule-benders… and expect some tricky puzzles too!

When you complete the game as Shovel Knight, Plague of Shadows will be unlocked! To start as Plague Knight, create a new profile and choose Plague Knight from the Character Select menu.

There may be a way to unlock Plague of Shadows without finishing the Shovel Knight campaign…

About This Game

Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. It's a hot mashup of new and old! You play as the eponymous Shovel Knight, a small knight with a huge quest. Shovel Knight has come to this land with two goals: to defeat the evil Enchantress and quest for his lost beloved. He wields a Shovel Blade: a multipurpose weapon whose techniques have now been lost to the ages. Always honest and helpful, Shovel Knight is a shining example of the code of Shovelry: Slash Mercilessly and Dig Tirelessly!

But, between Shovel Knight and his beloved stands a cadre of villainous knights. These terrible foes, known as The Order of No Quarter, have been dispatched to prevent Shovel Knight from reaching the Enchantress, and will pursue their mission at any cost. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, crazy bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!

Features:

Shovel Knight’s beautifully authentic style bridges the gap between yesterday and today. Design, art, and audio hearken back to the days of 8-bit.

The systems of today also give Shovel Knight modern touches: detailed animation, multilayered parallax backgrounds, and evolved game design.

Perfect your platforming skills as you take down each of the knights of the Order of No Quarter.

Balanced gameplay is a warm welcome to newcomers, and an old embrace for experts.

A light touch to narrative with humor, levity, and heart.

Overworld Map allows your quest unfold in a unique order!

Retell the adventure and uncover all of the world's secrets with New Game+!

Introducing Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows!

Embark on a new adventure starring Plague Knight, the addled alchemical master of disaster! Featuring a brand new playable character, all new relics, new systems, new boss battles, level tweaks, and a brand new story to adventure through!

Is your science up to snuff? Take on Plague Knight specific challenges with new Feats!

Prove your mettle in Challenge Mode. Take on speed run challenges, boss rematches, and other rule-benders… and expect some tricky puzzles too!

When you complete the game as Shovel Knight, Plague of Shadows will be unlocked! To start as Plague Knight, create a new profile and choose Plague Knight from the Character Select menu.

There may be a way to unlock Plague of Shadows without finishing the Shovel Knight campaign…